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Severn Trent (Severn Trent) Interest Coverage : 1.11 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Severn Trent Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Severn Trent's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $316 Mil. Severn Trent's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-284 Mil. Severn Trent's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.11. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Severn Trent PLC interest coverage is 1.12, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Severn Trent's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

STRNY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.12   Med: 1.89   Max: 2.32
Current: 1.12


STRNY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
91.01% of 445 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.77 vs STRNY: 1.12

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Severn Trent Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Severn Trent's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Severn Trent Interest Coverage Chart

Severn Trent Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.22 2.32 1.92 1.56 1.14

Severn Trent Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.73 1.42 1.15 1.12 1.11

Competitive Comparison of Severn Trent's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Severn Trent's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Severn Trent's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Severn Trent's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Severn Trent's Interest Coverage falls into.



Severn Trent Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Severn Trent's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Severn Trent's Interest Expense was $-541 Mil. Its Operating Income was $614 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,478 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*613.835/-540.534
=1.14

Severn Trent's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2023, Severn Trent's Interest Expense was $-284 Mil. Its Operating Income was $316 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,243 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*315.718/-283.787
=1.11

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Severn Trent  (OTCPK:STRNY) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Severn Trent Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Severn Trent (Severn Trent) Business Description

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Address
2 St John’s Street, Severn Trent Centre, Coventry, GBR, CV1 2LZ
Severn Trent PLC is a United Kingdom-based water utilities company. The company mainly operates in the U.K., but also in the United States and other countries in Europe. The company derives the majority of its revenue from its regulated water and wastewater segment, which supplies water and conducts sewage and environmental services. The company also operates a business services segment that is involved with renewable energy operations. The company provides contract services to industrial and municipal clients to develop water treatment facilities and networks. The firm generates its renewable energy by using hydropower, wind power, and solar power.

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